• Basics

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Organic produce, juices, vitamins. Open Mon-Sat 8:00am-7:00pm, Sun 9:00am-5:00pm.


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5 Reviews

First Review by uwgirl

MindiH

Points +32

Vegan
09 Jun 2023

So vegan friendly!

What a gem! So many vegan options in the store and at the deli. The staff was friendly and super helpful.

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-09

Pros: So many options , Prices what I expect for specialty foods

BeyondBoundaries

Points +103

Mostly Veg
23 Sep 2022

Accommodating, great cafe

The staff was great. Got 2 good breakfast paninis that they made vegan and GF for us. Coffees were good too. Grocery tems were on the pricey side for non co-op members.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Grocery and cafe, Accommodating

Cons: Expensive groceries

amandalynn23

Points +64

Vegan
12 Aug 2021

Always improving!

I’ve been shopping here for over a year now, and I appreciate that Basics is always improving. I have no trouble finding vegan options for all my grocery needs, although vegan options are limited at the in-house deli.

Pros: Great grocery options, Friendly staff, Bulk/package free available

Cons: Smaller store , Lack of vegan options at the deli

Mpveg

Points +334

Vegan
24 Sep 2015

some hits some misses

Tried this co op since it's closer to home than the one we loved in Madison. Their packaged vegan items from the in-house cafe were amazing- fresh, delicious, well labeled. The store itself-good labeling of organic and gluten free items- not so much if on the hunt for vegan. Has a lot of organic dairy and meats, so if that bothers you, steer clear. Nice bulk section. Some things were a better deal than our local grocery, but a lot was higher priced. Store is clean, employees were friendly. Wouldn't make a special trip to come here again, but would stop for a quick meal if in the area.

uwgirl

Points +21

Vegetarian
05 Jul 2010

Selection is basic

Basics is a clean and friendly store, but it's more about organic and natural foods than vegetarian or vegan. I was looking for vegan nutritional supplements there and their selection wasn't great--no vegan DHA. They also didn't have any vegan marshmallow products and had never heard of Chicago Soy Dairy. To see if they could order them, the clerk pulled a paper catalog out of a file cabinet, which in this day and age was very surprising to me.

Pros: nice store, friendly staff, some vegan products

Cons: small selection, expensive, behind the times




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